GC1MVV5 Virginia
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 02/18/2009 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 45.688 W104° 45.952 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
     

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From Wikipedia encyclopedia.

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Admission to the Union on June 25, 1788
10th State

State bird: Cardinal
State flower: Flowering Dogwood

Virginians were instrumental in writing the United States Constitution. James Madison drafted the Virginia Plan in 1787 and the Bill of Rights in 1789. Virginia ratified the Constitution on June 25, 1788. The three-fifths compromise ensured that Virginia initially had the largest bloc in the House of Representatives, which with the Virginia dynasty of presidents gave the commonwealth national importance.
In 1790, both Virginia and Maryland ceded territory to form the new District of Columbia, though in 1847 the Virginian area was retroceded. Virginia is sometimes called "Mother of States" because of its role in being carved into several mid-western states.

In addition to agriculture, slave labor was also increasingly used in mining, shipbuilding and other industries. By 1860, almost half a million people, roughly thirty-one percent of the total population of Virginia, were enslaved. The free black population also rose after the Revolutionary War, creating important communities around Richmond. Nat Turner's slave rebellion in 1831 and John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 showed deep social discontent over the issue of slavery in Virginia and its role in the plantation economy. This division contributed to the start of the American Civil War.

06/12/2019 By fam2go
logging some that didn't get logged with reception problems.

04/02/2019 By OTRCACHER
Noice!!

02/18/2019 By herndonrd
Out for the daily cache and up north again for birthday caches. Cold day but at least the snow was a bust. Virginia is where I was born and lived until after college. TFTC!

11/04/2018 By #1 Beefers
Out with best caching buddy GanderGoose this morning before the game. Game was a disappointment, unlike our caching adventure. Got 21 with no DNFs! Thank you for this placement Imusttravel2000.

11/04/2018 By GanderGoose
Went on a spontaneous geocaching adventure with my fine friend, #1 Beefers. We were glad we did not have to backtrack on the dirt road. Do enjoy the State series. Thanks for the placement, Imusttravel2000!

08/25/2018 By Erusar
Thanks for the find

07/17/2018 By 1930boop
Cool container. Thanks!

05/05/2018 By cajrrman
I brought my bicycle up this way today to find some caches and put on some miles. I found 22 caches and put on 26 miles. I found this cache along the way at 11:59 am. Thanks for the cache and for making my route more fun!

04/08/2018 By Aristocats303
Yau finally found one

09/16/2017 By BirdArt
Grabbing a few caches before my return flight to Orlando. All is good here. TFTC! :-)